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Excretion

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Biology

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4 Topics · Telangana Board Class 10 Biology

Topics in Excretion

1

Introduction to Excretion

  • Excretion is derived from Latin words 'ex' meaning 'out' and 'crenere' meaning 'shift'
  • All living organisms produce waste during metabolic activities (anabolic and catabolic)
  • Waste products include carbon dioxide, water, nitrogenous compounds (ammonia, urea, uric acid), bile pigments, excess salts
2

Human Excretory System

  • Main excretory system consists of: pair of kidneys, pair of ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
  • Kidneys are bean-shaped, reddish-brown organs located in abdominal cavity on either side of backbone
  • Right kidney positioned slightly lower than left kidney due to liver occupying space
3

Internal Structure of Kidney and Nephron

  • Kidney has two distinct regions: cortex (dark brown outer zone) and medulla (pale inner zone)
  • Each kidney contains 1.3 to 1.8 million nephrons (functional units)
  • Nephron structure: Malpighian body (Bowman's capsule + glomerulus) and renal tubule
4

Mechanism of Urine Formation

  • Four stages: 1) Glomerular filtration, 2) Tubular reabsorption, 3) Tubular secretion, 4) Formation of concentrated urine
  • Glomerular filtration: Blood filtered under high pressure in glomerulus, produces 'primary urine'
  • Tubular reabsorption: Peritubular capillaries reabsorb essential substances and excess water from primary urine

Key Concepts

The biological process of separationConsists of a pair of kidneysThe structural and functional unitFourPlants lack specific excretory organs

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